Workers at Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center, represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, reached a contract agreement with management April 13, according to a WIVB report.
Here are four things to know about the agreement.
1. The agreement is for three and a half years.
2. The agreement covers 620 staff members, including nurses, maintenance workers and technicians, at the hospital.
3. Under the agreement, workers' wages will increase 8 percent over the life of the contract, according to WIVB.
4. The agreement comes about four months after the employees' previous contract expired.
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